As of early 2025, the oldest members of Generation Alpha are approximately 14 to 15 years old. Born starting in 2010—the same year the iPad was launched and Instagram was created—this generation is defined as those born between 2010 and 2024, or in some definitions, up to 2025.
Generation Alpha, also known as Generation Covid, refers to those born as early as 2010. They are the first cohort to be born entirely within the 21st century. This generation has the defining shared experience of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during their formative years.
That is why the generations today each span 15 years with Generation Y (Millennials) born from 1980 to 1994; Generation Z from 1995 to 2009 and Generation Alpha from 2010 to 2024. And so it follows that Generation Beta will be born from 2025 to 2039.
"Rizz" is a slang term primarily popularized by Gen Z, but it has been widely adopted and is also heavily used by Gen Alpha, representing a blend of both generations' online language, short for "charisma" and describing romantic charm or flirtatious ability. While Gen Z might have originated its popular usage, Gen Alpha fully embraced it, along with terms like "skibidi" and "no cap," showing how slang rapidly spreads and evolves across platforms like TikTok, notes ABC News.
Gen Alpha, the generation born between 2010 and 2024, has created its own unique slang, widely known as "Gen Alpha slang," which has rapidly gained attention across social media.
Generally, skibidi means something is cool, bad or dumb and is pronounced like "skippity." Its meaning depends on the word its paired with, such as "skibidi rizz," which means someone who is good at flirting, or "skibidi Ohio" which refers to something that is weird or eccentric.
/gen is a shorthand that has recently gained traction, especially on platforms like TikTok. It stands for 'genuinely asking,' and it's often used to clarify intent when someone poses a question or makes a statement that could be interpreted in multiple ways.
"Skibidi" is a gibberish term coined by the creator of an animated YouTube series and can mean "cool" or "bad" or be used with no real meaning as a joke. "Skibidi" is a gibberish term coined by the creator of an animated YouTube series and can mean "cool" or "bad" or be used with no real meaning as a joke.
While other cohorts (e.g., Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, Generation Z) are defined by age brackets, Gen C is defined by its members' digital-first lifestyle and mindset. So whether someone is 10 or 82 years old, they can still be a part of Gen C.
The Collins Dictionary defines Generation Z as "members of the generation of people born between the mid-1990s and mid-2010s". In her book iGen (2017), psychologist Jean Twenge defines the "iGeneration" as the cohort born 1995 to 2012.
Generation Z (Gen Z) refers to the generation born from 1997 to 2012. Gen Z is bracketed between Millennials (born from 1981 to 1996) and Generation Alpha. The oldest members of Gen Z are starting their post-education years with careers and possibly families. The youngest Gen Zers are just 13 years old in 2025.
Nationwide Gen Z protests are recorded as early as in 2020, with the term being used to describe the 2020–2021 Thai protests. In 2022, the Aragalaya protest occurred, leading to the overthrowal of the Sri Lankan government.
The breakdown by age looks like this: Baby Boomers: Baby boomers were born between 1946 and 1964. They're currently between 61 and 79 years old (approximately 73 million in the U.S.) Gen X: Gen X was born between 1965 and 1979/80 and is currently between 45 and 60 years old (approximately 65 million people in the U.S.)
Sigma in slang stands for a lone wolf. And skibidi, which originated in a series of TikTok videos, now joins a long line of neologisms that can mean good, bad or dumb depending on the context.
Slang like GYAT can start a conversation or be shorthand to get around electronic character limits. Burke says GYAT is not an insult. “If someone says, “Wow you have a GYAT” it doesn't mean, “You have a big butt,” he explains. “It means you have a big beautiful butt.”
Refers to a meme that started from a YouTube series about an army of toilets who try to take over the world. The plotline surrounding skibidi toilets is that these toilets — that have men's heads coming out of them — are at war with "cameramen", who are men with cameras for heads.
You get me and I get you are both used to express understanding. You get me means "You understand what I'm saying," and I get you means "I understand what you are saying." I got you (and, more informally, Got you) can also be used to express understanding, but it is not as common as I get you.
The title Skibidi Ohio Brain Rot is a playful artifact of modern slang. Skibidi nods to a viral internet phenomenon, Ohio winks at a meme about the state's oddity, and Brain Rot humorously laments a mind consumed by fleeting trends.
Like the generations before them, Generation Alpha (born between 2010 and 2025) has their own set of words and phrases that bind them together. Millennials can claim "adulting," and "FOMO" and Gen Z can boast about "glow up" and "drip" all they want – but Gen Alpha has taken over.
